The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-04
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Baseball Notes.
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London, Ont, wants to engage Phil Powers az
manager
The League schedule meeting will be held in
New York in March
DaIrympls will probably be reappointed cap
tain of the Pittsburgs.
The stories a5out the retirement OF Mccormick
and Andrews are bubbles.
Daley. Of the Washinetons intends to try his
hand at pitching next season.
johnson. who played in right field for Indian
Hpolis short time last season, has signed
contract to play IL Newark.
President Stern, of tho Cincinnati club,
recently paid flying visit to Washington. He
wanted TO trade Fennelly for Gilmore.
Brooklyn will be at loss to know what to do
with big Bill Phillips, now that Orr has signed
with them Neither can play anywhere b1E at
first base
The high salaries for which the 'rBie Four"
signed with Detroit expired with the close of
last season, and new arrangements will have to
b made with them fozpext year.
The opinion seems TO obtain in California that
Crane, the new pitcher Of the Pniladelphiss, is
200 heavy for Mcclure and CAMEL Crane is
very Wild and this doubt, is the trouble.
In game the other day with the Stocktons,
Ewing pitched for New York and allowed the
Californisns one safe hit and two phaueoms.
sBuck" 10 good man at either end of the bat
terry.
A story il in circulation that the American
Association players to be invited to join the
League Brotherhood, and that provision 10 also
10 DS maze IOE the &1tuAS$AVu VI pioycIe VI 4luOE
organizations
viau. who was loaned by Cincinnati to the
P1iladelpbias. Is being hit rather hard in Cali
fornia He is gooc pitcher. nevertheless. and
is probably needing the admonition OF President
Stern TO take it easy.
III there 10 anything in the statement that
pitching during the winter incapacitates man
from doing his best IN the summer. the Cincn-
natl club will be big loser, Muliane and
Viau are both pitching on the slope" this win
ter.
III think that have had enough Of managing
n CLUB said umpire Gsffney. the other day.
land hereafter my whole attention will be de-
voted TO uIn piring. To manage a club may be q
pleasant business 70 some but don't want any
more OF it."
Stemmyer's contract with the Cleveland club
is . graded one, which gives him reasonable
sum a salary, bnt provides for handsome
present at the end of the season if he remains
with the team. Stemmyer himself chose this
way Of making his contract.
The International League OF Baseball Clubs
no longer exists. It has been dissolved and
new association formed to take its place. The
new league will be known as the Central League
of Base ball Clubs, and the prospects that it
win be one of the strongest of the minor leagues
If Chris Won der Abe completes the Caruthers
deal his receipts from the sale OF players win
amount to 500 500 which, added to the money
be saves in salaries by having signed young
players in their stead. brings the amount mp
$25. 900, which represents 100, 600 admissions at
% cents per head.
The Chicago Philadelphia and St Louis base
ball clubs have arranged to play a schedule of
thirty-six games in San Francisco. TO conclude
first game was played Sunday afternoon be-
twean Chicago and St Louis. resulting in favor
or ST. Louis by score of 16 to Q.
weighing and Seward will be two of the best
pitchers ~ the Association next season. They
were both new TO such fast company when they
signed with the Athletics, bat their work was
excellent. and next season. with their past ex-
ters' weak points, they expect TO do even better
than last year.
A special dispatch from Chicago says that
pitcher Clarkson will stay with Chicago, for
PRECEDENT Spalding and Captain Arson will not
let HIM 20. The story that Boston had given
Hornung and 81. 900 in cash for the great pitcher
lie untrue, for ths Chicago club would not part
with him at any price unless il is utterly impos
eibls to keep him.
The old contract signed by certain Of the
members of the Washington team will be de-
ntroyed and the new style OF obligauon substi-
futsd. When the players signed they were gwen
20 understand that in the event of the Brother
hood being recognized by the League. the new
form of contract should be forthcoming. Other
clubs. however. viii hold their players over on
the old contract.
The following contracts of baseball players
have been promulgated by Secrstary Young:
Thos Dsasley with Washington; W. H. Higgins,
D. Oldield and NJ. T. Walker with the Inter
national Association; Jake Beckley and J. y.
Wneelcck, w. r. Hamilton. John III Burke, 7.
IT. Turner aud j. Hanivan with the New Eng
land League. l. Gibson has been released by
fks Washiugtons
Manager Wright saws there some bad and
some good things about the proposed new rule
allowing the substitution of two new men
te1 \ ~ the end OF any completed Inning. Il
world tend 10 relieve monotonous games, the
Substitution of two new men would ..eate rs-
newrd interest, but the txoRble would be that
spectators would begin calling for change if a
pitcher should be hntted little or fielder
should make couple OF errors.
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